Toy wagon.



ATENT Fries.

. EDWARD F. Kanus, on sT; Josnrnj, MISSOURI.

TOY WAGON.

.SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 724,296, daten March 31,1903; -Ap'piimn nea December 9, i902. sannita. 134.463. (Nomen.)

To all whom/.if may concern: l,

Be it knownV that I, EDWARD-F.- KAP-US, a-4 citizen'of the United? States, anda resident of St. Joseph, in the county of Buchananand-- Stateof Missouri, have made'a certaill `-ne' `w and useful Invention in Toy Wagons; and I 'declare the following te be'ajfu'lh clear, and` exact description 'of' the-same, such as will` enable othersskilled in. the art .to .which it ap'f. pertains to make andjuse theinventionvreference being Aliadtothe accompanying'. draw'- ings, and to letters" and h gures ohrefereime marked `thereon, which form a ,part" o f 'this specification. 'Figureylis' a. perspectlveviewoffmy inyentionas applied@ Fig.- 2-.is fa transverse sectionv of the sanne yforvifard of the lever-5 and looking toward the rear., Fig.l 3 "is a, fragmentary longitudinal section of the rear end of the wagon with the seat-turned over. Fig. l1,illu'strat/es ainodiied formoferankfplate. Figx isa plan Viewofthe-crank- `plate and lconnecting-rodA8 in'detail. Fig.- 6

c represents. thefhand-power attachment,

which is designed to be yeasily and'vquicklyattached to and detached from an ordinay vehicle, especiallya childs-wagon, while being neat in appeara ce,.of lightweight, snh- .stantiah durable, a d economicalin its-manui-- facture'. In connection 4therewith is provided an adjustableseat d and a guiding at' tachment e. ff Y To the body a oit" the wagon is attached a transverse fnlerum-rod 2' by suitable hangr ers 3 and bolts 4,' and upon the extremity of the rod 2 is pivoted a lever 5fbeingsecured in position therein by means ofa sleevecbl lar 6 and its set-screw 7. The end of the'rod'V 2 projects laterally from the bodyof the wagon suiiiciently to provide for clearance of the wheel b by the connecting-rod 8,'which extends from the lower arm of said lever to crimps Vl0 or inwardfprojectionsof its able guide-bar "17.

'the adjustable crank-plate or wheel-'crank attachment `9. JIheexten'sion f of :the rod 2 'islalso designed to providejttvo journal-pol, y

tions'separated .frein each votherby the collar' 55 6 .f'or' the lceptionofthe tw'ojbearings of vthe lever,wherebyv stabilityof posit-,ion for the handle-arm, as wellas steadiness of work;- ing, isattained. .'TheWheel-crank-.attach-- ynient ismad-e in the .forlnof a plater'which 6oV is placediupon the hub-portion of. -thewheel and is .secured to thewheelby'means of the marginal portionengaging the spokes 1'1. The` connecting-rod is Amade with :inward-bent 65 ends'which engage. perforationsj in the end of thelower/arm of -the lever andl in the crank .projection -'of the crankfplate. This constructionnay be modified by .u singpivots,

if desirable; but it ,isl not sofeconomioai or '7o' 'stron'g,

-Thelever 5 is provided with a handle por-l vtion 12 'of suitable-form for easy mannalopf 'erations in effecting rotation of the-wheel. I

' The wagonis guided by means of the tongue, 7 5 to which is attached a detachable' and adjust' A holdingniook 1511105' prevent lthe tongue from .falling forward is usually provided with the attachment, Asuch hook being'readily at- 8otached to and detached fronrthe tongue .and 1 having its 'downward-tamed end'or ends en'- gaging thevfrontofthewagon. l The seat 16 is'raised in vposition when the handle attachment-is u 'sed and is detachable, 8`5 being connected to the v body by means of hi'nge'devices or link-plates 19, which maybe removed., It consists of a box-like body having a hinged bottom 2 0, .which when the'seat-box is turned back again'st', the end ofthe wagon- 9o body becomes a -cover to thebox'attachmen t;

- When-the attachment is `'turned uprit rests 'ou the sidewalls of the' wagonand becomes a seat.' f tltsdepth, including its s'idearms 18,

is equal to the depth-of the side wall 'of the 95 wagon.- 1

The' hand-power attachment may beduplition in conl'iectionwith` each oithe rearwheels. o'o

Instead of connecting the' wheel-'crankattachment to :the spokes/of the wheel itnray be connected to the hub of the Wheel; but the spoke connection is preferred, havlng more spread or purchase.

I am aware that the construction can be varied by those skilled in the art without departing from 'my invention, and therefore I (lo not Wish to be confined to the exact construction shown and described.

That I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. For a childs Wagon, the detachable propelling attachment comprisi ng the transverse fulcru Ina-od, its means of attachment,the le-A ver pivoted thereon, the detachable Wheel-- crank attachment, and the connecting-rod from said lever to said Wheel-crank attach# ment, substantially as specied.

2. For; a childs wagon, the detachable propelling attachment comprising the transverse fulcrum-rod, its means of attachment, the double-bearing' lever thereon, the sleeve-collar and set-screw, the Wheel-crank plate, its means of attachment, and the connecting-rod, substantially as specied.

3. For a childs wagon, the detachable propelling attachment comprising the transverse fulcrum-rod, its means of attachment, the double-bearing lever thereon, the sleevecollar and set-screw, the marginally-crimped Wheel, crank-plate, and the connecting-rod, substantially as specied.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

EDWARD F. KAPUS.

Witnesses: Y

GEORGE W. HINToN, JOHN MAGAW. 

